ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Dravidians belonged to the C-group people (Winters, 2007, 2008b). They migrated to Iran and India after 2600BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -Timeline and History Overview. 3000-The Indus Valley civilization is established in Northern India and Pakistan. 2500-Large cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro develop.

Detailed explanation-3: -3rd century BCE Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancient Indian emperor, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascends as emperor of the Maurya Empire. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia, along with most of Afghanistan and Balochistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Formation of modern Dravidians. Recent studies have shown that the proto-Dravidians were descendants of neolithic farmers, who are suggested to have migrated from the Zagros Mountains in modern-day Iran to northern South Asia some 10, 000 years ago.